Story from Saleh INUWA, Kano
The Chairperson of Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commissioner Dr Saratu Binta Dikko has announced that the state government will not go ahead with the upcoming Local Government Election slated for August 14, 2021. Instead, the election will now hold on September 4, 2021.
Neptune Prime’s correspondent investigation at the Commission’s Office in Kaduna has identified security as one of the reasons why the election cannot be held as scheduled. At the time of filing this report, about eight Local Government’s in the state are under threat by bandits, in fact, some prominent people including traditional rulers and students kidnapped by bandits from these Local Governments are yet to be set free.
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Addressing the press, Dr Saratu Dikko gave reasons why they are postponing the Local Government Election blaming it on logistics and other administrative issues. But our correspondent reported that the state government is worried by how APC may put up a poor show if the Local Government Election is to be conducted.
Recently, APC lost Sabon Gari by Election of Member into Kaduna State House of Assembly to PDP and since then, the state government based on other findings is not interested in going ahead with the Local Government election for fear of defeat.
A senior personnel from the commission who does not want his name mentioned in the media confided in Neptune Prime that Kaduna State Government will not conduct Local Government Election up to when the present administration will handover. Instead, the Governor will very soon appoint Local Government sole administrators to administer the Local Governments and this will give an upper hand to APC in 2023 Governorship Elections in the state.
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